This true-color image, taken July 3, 2009, shows thick dust between Syria and the Iraq-Iran border. Over northwestern Iraq, the dust takes on a strangely textured appearance.
Published Jul 6, 2009A long plume of dust extends kilometers across Iraq in this photo-like image captured on July 21, 2010.
Published Jul 21, 2010An October dust storm darkened skies over much of Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Published Nov 2, 2017At the height of a week-long dust storm, a huge dust cloud enveloped Iraq and Iran on July 5, 2009.
Published Jul 7, 2009This natural-color image from July 4, 2009, shows thick dust over much of Iraq and along the southern coast of Iran. Thinner dust appears over northern Iran and southern Iraq.
Published Jul 6, 2009